Mongolia’s Search for a Third Way
October 7th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on what the U.S. can offer a country stuck between China and Russia: The visit in early July of Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to Beijing would have gone largely unnoticed but for an unexpected announcement. Krasnov revealed that he and his Chinese colleagues had discussed the need to counteract […]
Read more »Riyadh: An Emerging Global Cuisine Hub
October 7th, 2023
Via Arab News, a report on Riyadh’s ascent on the international gastronomic scene: “Gastronomic explosion” has accompanied Saudi capital’s transition from administrative capital to vibrant metropolis Experts see immense potential benefits for Riyadh, and the Kingdom as a whole, from global expertise and exposure Saudi Arabia’s capital is experiencing what is best described as a “gastronomic […]
Read more »Syria’s Economic Woes Create New Fractures and Power Struggles
October 6th, 2023
Courtesy of Rane’s STRATFOR Worldview, an updated look at Syria’s economic woes: In Syria, growing economic distress and frozen reconstruction efforts are threatening the legitimacy of established actors, in turn providing space for extremists to exploit. Fighting in Syria has dramatically declined as the frontlines of the civil war have largely been frozen since 2020. But […]
Read more »U.S. / Vietnam Bamboo Diplomacy: Focused On Chips Not Troops
October 6th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on the limits—and hidden strengths—of Washington’s new partnership: In the weeks since U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Hanoi to announce a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with Vietnam, many commentators have described it as a historic turning point in U.S.-Vietnamese relations. The partnership is the highest kind that Vietnam recognizes with […]
Read more »A New $850 Million Route to Speed Up Congo’s Copper Exports
October 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on a new $850 million, 184 km road connecting Zambia and DRC to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania: Company plans new highway cutting through Zambia to Tanzania Project could ease burden on strained existing infrastructure An $850 million road project connecting copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic […]
Read more »Investing In Africa’s Clean Energy Future
October 5th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at where investment is going for clean energy in Africa: A key aspect of global conversations around the clean energy transition relates to the financial cost of pivoting production systems in developing countries from current facilities that depend on fossil fuels to solar and wind sources. Most of the investment in Africa […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.